Maternal Healthcare: Slum Women Left to Fend For Themselves
Bangladesh has advanced to a moderate level in public health and maternal health care. Mothers to be are enjoying a considerable number of services and support during their pregnancies and post … Read More »
Mother’s Name is Sufficient Enough as Legal Guardian: High Court
The High Court of Bangladesh has declared that it will be sufficient if students list their mothers’ names when completing a student information form (SIF) for exams, and they cannot be … Read More »
Women Deliver brings exciting opportunities for Art and Film enthusiasts
Women Deliver is going to organize the world’s largest multi-sectoral convenings for gender equality. and they are Calling for Submissions for the Women Deliver Conference’s 2023 Arts & Film Festival. It … Read More »
Adrienne Germain: Remembering the “Rebel in White Gloves”
Adrienne Germain passed away on May 19, 2022, at her Oakland, California, home. Adrienne Germain spent more than four decades advancing women’s rights and worldwide development. Her ardent advocacy on behalf … Read More »
Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter: Our Silent Nightingale
Dr Halida Hanum Akhter is a renowned reproductive health epidemiologist with over 30 years of national and international experience. She is a medical graduate and obtained Membership of College of Physician … Read More »
RISE Roundtable: Addressing Adolescent Pregnancy in Bangladesh
RedOrange Media and Communications has held a roundtable session at The Daily Star to launch a report on Adolescent pregnancies in Bangladesh and to mark the closure of the “RISE – … Read More »
Call for Submission – Deadline Extended!!!
South-South Youth Platform (SSYP) has announced a Call for Submission. South-South Youth Platform (SSYP) is an initiative by The Partners in Population and Development (PPD) in collaboration with UNFP where they involve … Read More »
Effective Steps Must Be Taken To Reduce Preventable Maternal Deaths – Parliament Speaker
Honourable Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh Dr. Shirin Sharmin Choudhury said, “Effective steps must be taken to reduce preventable maternal deaths.” She said this while chairing as the Chief … Read More »
Nagad and Shishuswargo to distribute sanitary napkins among students
In Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh, the mobile financial service of the postal department, Nagad and non-profit Shishuswarga Foundation have donated sanitary napkins and health protection supplies to schoolchildren. “Nagad has participated … Read More »
Monitor Initiatives Needed for Curbing Violence Against Women: GBV Experts
Experts at a roundtable discussion titled “Are Existing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Indicators Sufficient?” on October 25 at The Business Standard office stated that pinpointing the root causes of violence against women … Read More »
